The break statement is used to break or exit the while, do-while, for, for-each loops and switch statements.
Example
public class BreakEg { public static void main(String args[]) { for(int i=1; i<=10; i++) { if(i==5) break; System.out.println(2*i); } } }
Output
2 4 6 8
The continue statement is used skip the remaining statements in the current iteration and then start with the next iteration.
public class BreakEg { public static void main(String args[]) { for(int i=1; i<=10; i++) { if(i==5) continue; System.out.println(2*i); } } }
Output
2 4 6 8 12 14 16 18 20